Hamburg court sentences Iranian agents over plans to attack Jewish leaders in Germany
Two men acting on behalf of Iran's spy agency have been sentenced to prison in Hamburg for planning to attack German-Jewish leaders.
On Thursday, a Hamburg court handed down lengthy prison sentences to two men accused of plotting attacks in Germany on behalf of Iran's secret service. Both defendants were convicted of espionage and attempted murder. One received a four-and-a-half year term, while the other, serving as the mastermind, was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years.
The pair had planned to target several high-profile figures, including Josef Schuster, president of Germany's Central Council for Jews, and Volker Beck, president of the German-Israeli society. The identities of the defendants remain undisclosed, but authorities disclosed that one was a Danish citizen and the other an Afghan national, both of whom were contracted by Iranian authorities.
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